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Cut the Rug	"An expedition through joy and sorrow " Adabelle Ekechukwu, Harvard Crimson, Jan 31st, 2012
Steampunk	"Steampunk was joy, real joy. " Harry Rolnick, concertonet.com, Feb 8th, 2011
The Eye of Night	"Simply one of the greatest compositions for flute, viola, and harp I’ve heard in years. " Christian Herzog, Sequenza21.com, Jan 23rd, 2011
The North Wind was a Woman	"Brilliantly scored...hugely impressive." George Hall, The Guardian, 19 Aug 2011 "One of the most smashing successes for a new work I have seen in a long time." David Finckel, CMS Blog, 25 Sept 2009 "Ravishingly beautiful" Kenneth Herman, SanDiego.com, 3 May 2011
Gumboots	"The second it ended, their listeners leaped to their feet, screaming and shouting, like they'd been blown out of aircraft ejection seats. " Lindsay Koob, Charleston City Paper, June 2, 2010 "lively...jubillant...joyous" Vivien Schweitzer, New York Times, Oct 24, 2008
A Bird in Your Ear	"Extraordinarily moving " Frank J.Oteri, New Music Box "The music, rich with imagined folk tunes, undulant accompaniment patterns and vibrant choral writing, is delicate, tartly tonal and lucidly orchestrated. " Anthony Tommasini, New York Times, 4 May, 2009 "Bruce's and Middleton's opera appealed to me at some primary level." Karren LaLonde Alenie, Scene 4 Magazine, June 2009
Piosenki	"His writing is masterful, both in setting text to melody, and in orchestrating sound for nine players." James Hennerty, Times Union, 7 Oct, 2007
Push!	"This was a dazzling show by any standards...Push! is simply brilliant from start to finish. " Roderic Dunnett, Opera Now, Nov/Dec 06 "Bruce's writing comes close to operatic genius " Warwick Thompson, Metro, 21 June 06